Morning Digest: Farmers refuse to leave Delhi-Haryana border, ‘Covishield’ vaccine volunteer sues over ‘adverse reaction’, and more

A select list of stories to read before you start your day.

Farmers from Punjab and Haryana protesting against anti farm law at GT Karnal Road Singhu Border in Delhi on Saturday. November 28, 2020.

Dilli Chalo protest | Not leaving border, prepared to stay for six months, say farmers

At the Singhu border between Delhi and Haryana, on Saturday,  scores of farmers  who have gathered to protest against the  newly enacted farm laws , said that they had decided to stay put and not move to the Burari ground, in order to ensure their movement does not die down.

Dilli Chalo protest | Government will talk to farmers in Burari: Amit Shah

The Home Minister's statement is the highest official response to the protesters so far, and the first to offer negotiations before the scheduled talks with Punjab unions on December 3.

Coronavirus | ‘Covishield’ vaccine volunteer sues Serum Institute of India, Oxford Group over ‘adverse reaction’

A 40-year-old volunteer for ‘Covishield’, the candidate vaccine being tested by the Pune-based Serum Institute of India (SII), has sued the company for ₹5 crore, alleging that the vaccine triggered an adverse reaction, which includes neurological impairment and an inability to get back to the life before being inoculated.

Power cuts leave Kashmir’s COVID-19 patients gasping

Kashmir is not new to winter woes, but this year’s unprecedented and unscheduled electricity cuts have left hundreds of oxygen-dependent 

COVID-19  patients on edge.

India to host SCO Heads of Government meet; Modi, Imran to skip

The meeting which will be chaired by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, in place of the PM. “It will be the first time that a Summit-level Meeting will be held under India’s Chairmanship, since it  gained full membership of the organization in 2017 ,” a statement by the MEA read.

2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections | Rajinikanth likely to make announcement on November 30

The actor has called a meeting of Rajini Makkal Mandram office-bearers on November 30 at Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam. A district secretary said Rajini Makkal Mandram members were expecting the actor to make a clear statement and they would stand by him.

Amid snowfall, 52% turnout in J&K’s maiden District Development Councils elections

J&K’s  maiden elections for the District Development Councils  (DDC), also the first electoral exercise since the abrogation of the special status last year, recorded a peaceful 52% voting on Saturday, despite the cold weather and a snow cover in many constituencies.

Dilli Chalo protest | Data: Farmers, new agriculture laws and government procurement

This package looks at articles based on data that look at: why farmers from Punjab/Haryana have been at the forefront of the opposition to the Farm Bills; how many farmers sell at the mandis across the country; procurement and MSP selling across States among other issues.

Mahrez hat-trick as Manchester City thrash Burnley 5-0 yet again

Riyad Mahrez scored a hat-trick as Manchester City hammered Burnley 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League on November 28, the fourth straight time Pep Guardiola's side have beaten the Clarets at home by that scoreline.pu

Profiles | Antony Blinken: Biden’s diplomat-in-chief

For the next four years, Anthony Blinken will, if confirmed by the Senate, lead the State Department and attempt to give shape to Mr. Biden’s ‘America is Back’ vision.

Coronavirus | How China is controlling COVID-19

How did a country of 1.4 billion people, where the  COVID-19  pandemic first began in the city of Wuhan in December, manage to suppress local outbreaks and return to some form of normalcy by the summer, barring a few small clusters that have been quickly extinguished?